Author & Illustrator

Taro Yashima

Biography

Taro Yashima was the pseudonym of Atsushi Iwamatsu, a Japanese artist who lived in the United Staes during World War II. Iwamatsu was born September 21, 1908, in Nejima, Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima, and raised on the southern coast of Kyushu. His father was a country doctor who collected oriental art and encouraged his son to persue a career in art. After studying for three years at the Imperial Art Academy in Tokyo, Iwamatsu became a successful illustrator and cartoonist. At one point both he and his wife, Tomoe, went to jail for his opposition to the militaristic government. In 1939, they went to the United States to study art, leaving behind their son, Mako. After Pearl Harbor, Iwamatsu joined the US Army and went to work as an artist for the Office of Strategic Services. It was then that he first used the pseudonym Taro Yashima out of fear there would be repercussions for Mako and other family members if the Japanese government knew of his employment. He died in 1994.

Umbrella
Crow Boy
Umbrella
Crow Boy
Umbrella
Crow Boy

Books by Taro Yashima

    picture • 32 Pages
    Umbrella
    Taro Yashima
    picture • 40 Pages
    Crow Boy
    Taro Yashima

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2
Authored
1
Illustrated
0
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All Taro Yashima Books

picture • 32 Pages
4.0
Paperback
$7.99$7.59
picture • 40 Pages
Crow Boy
Paperback
$7.99$7.43

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